CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at PNC Arena on Tuesday, finishing the regular season with a 10-2-2 record in the second game of back-to-backs. Jesperi Kotkaniemi tallied two points (1g, 1a), and Brent Burns, Jordan Martinook and Stefan Noesen each also scored for Carolina, with Martinook’s goal marking his 100th Hurricanes point. Brady Skjei recorded an assist on Martinook’s goal, marking his 200th career NHL point. Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 21 shots faced in net, improving to 16-1-2 in his last 19 decisions.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 81 games (10/12-4/11)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 80 games (10/14-4/11)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 36 games (1/21-4/11)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed 17 games (3/12-4/11)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 330
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 11 Signed Yaniv Perets to a two-year, entry-level contract
March 29 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
April 13 at Florida 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
April 13 Thursday FLA Live Arena 11:30 a.m.
April 14 Friday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
April 15 Saturday PNC Arena 11 a.m.
April 16 Sunday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. PANTHERS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Panthers in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— Carolina and Florida are meeting for the 138th time in their regular-season histories. The Hurricanes hold a 70-46-11-10 overall record, including a 26-29-8-5 road record and a 64-38-9-10 record since relocation.
— The season series is tied 1-1-0 in 2022-23.
— Carolina suffered a 3-0 loss against Florida at FLA Live Arena on 11/9. Antti Raanta stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes posted a 4-0 win over the Panthers at PNC Arena on 12/30. Brent Burns (2a), Seth Jarvis (2a) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g, 1a) recorded two points, while Antti Raanta stopped all 19 shots faced in net for his second shutout of the season.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 25 points (9g, 16a) in 25 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Brent Burns has earned 23 points (6g, 17a) in 25 career regular-season games against Florida.
— Martin Necas has posted 13 points (3g, 10a) in 16 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Paul Stastny has recorded 27 points (11g, 16a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 17 points (7g, 10a) in 21 career regular-season games against Florida.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels played 10 games with Florida from 1994-95.
— Panthers Assistant GM Paul Krepelka served as the Hurricanes’ Vice President of Hockey Operations for two seasons from 2018-20.
— Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice served in the same capacity with Hartford/Carolina over two stints from 1995-03 and 2008-11. While with the Whalers/Hurricanes, Maurice earned a 384-391-99-46 regular-season record and added a 25-28 record in the playoffs, and he still holds the franchise records for games coached and wins both in the regular season and postseason.
— Panthers Assistant Coach Tuomo Ruutu registered 216 points (90g, 126a) in 378 games with the Hurricanes from 2008-14. He was acquired from Chicago in exchange for Andrew Ladd on 2/26/08 and traded to New Jersey in exchange for Andrei Loktionov on 3/5/14.
— Gustav Forsling was acquired from Chicago along with Anton Forsberg in exchange for Calvin de Haan and Aleksi Saarela, and he tallied 26 points (8g, 18a) in 57 AHL games with Charlotte in 2019-20. Forsling was claimed on waivers by Florida on 1/9/21.
— Eetu Luostarinen was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft and recorded one assist in eight games with Carolina in 2019-20. He was traded to Florida on 2/24/20 along with Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck.
— Alex Lyon played in the Hurricanes’ organization in 2021-22. He spent most of the season with Chicago (AHL), posting an 18-7-3 record, 2.16 goals-against average, .912 save percentage and three shutouts in 30 regular-season games before going 9-3-0 with two shutouts in the playoffs to help lead the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship. Lyon also made two appearances with Carolina, earning a 1-0-1 record, 2.93 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.
— Two of Jordan Staal’s brothers, Eric and Marc, play for Florida. Eric previously played for Carolina for parts of 12 seasons (2003-16), helping the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in 2006 and captaining the team from 2009-16. He registered 775 points (322g, 453a) in 909 games with Carolina and ranks first in team history (since relocation) in games played, goals, assists, points, power-play goals (105), power-play points (252) and game-winning goals (47).
SEASON FINALE
The Hurricanes are playing their 82nd and final game of the regular season against the Panthers. They have earned a 51-21-9 record in 2022-23, and with another win on Thursday, they would tie the 2005-06 Hurricanes (52-22-8) for the second-most wins in any season in franchise history (2021-22: 54-20-8). Carolina also needs a win or a regulation loss to clinch a third consecutive division title and become the second team to win the Metropolitan Division in back-to-back seasons (also WSH, five straight Metro titles from 2015-20).
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 56
- F Sam Bennett | Games Missed: 11
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 237
LAST GAME
Panthers 1, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) – April 10 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Montour (16)
TOR Goals: Matthews (40), Tavares (36-OT)
FLA Goalie: Lyon (OTL) – 23 Saves
TOR Goalie: Samsonov (W) – 45 Saves
FLA Shots: 46
TOR Shots: 25 Notes: Alex Lyon extended his points earned streak to seven games, tied for the longest by a FLA goaltender this season (6-0-
1)…Brandon Montour scored his 16th goal of the season, matching the club record for goals in a season by a defenseman…Montour extended his point streak to seven games (3-9-12), tied for the second-longest by a defenseman in franchise history…Marc Staal skated in his 1,100th NHL game and notched an assist…Carter Verhaeghe logged his 31st assist of the season, matching his career high from 2021-22…Ryan Lomberg posted a team-high seven hits…FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 1-1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- April 7: G Mack Guzda loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- April 3: F Ryan McAllister agreed to terms on a 3-year, entry-level contract beginning in 2023-24
PANTHERS vs. HURRICANES
ALL-TIME vs. CAR: 56-55-11-15
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CAR: 34-15-8-11
2022-23 vs. CAR: 1-1-0
CATS STATS
- Florida has earned at least one point in each of their past seven games (6-0-1), tied for their longest point streak of the season.
FLORIDA FINALE
Tonight’s game marks the Panthers final game of the 2022-23 regular season. Over their 81 games this year, the Cats have scored the second-most goals in club history (284), averaging 3.51 per game. Their league-leading 2,985 shots on goal also rank second in franchise history.
CATS AND CANES
The Panthers and Hurricanes face off tonight for the third and final time this season, with each time having won on home ice thus far. In Carolina’s last visit to FLA Live Arena on Nov. 9, the Panthers shut out the Hurricanes 3-0 behind goals from Nick Cousins, Alesksander Barkov and Sam Bennett. Florida has earned a win in 5 of their past six games against Carolina, including each of their past three matchups on home ice. Brandon Montour leads Florida with 3 points (0-3-3) against Carolina this season.
THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN
Florida’s matchup with Ottawa on April 6 featured 166 combined penalty minutes, the most combined PIMs in any regular season contest since Nov. 5, 2016 (VAN vs. TOR, 171 PIMs). Matthew Tkachuk surpassed the 100 PIM-mark for the second time in his career, and along with his career-high 108 points this season, he became the first NHLer since Sidney Crosby in 2005-06 to produce 100 points and 100 PIMs in a season. Only three total skaters have accomplished the feat since 1995-96 (also Joe Thornton in 2002-03). Panthers goaltender Alex Lyon stopped 56 of 58 Ottawa shots he faced in the game, one shy of Roberto Luongo’s club record of 57 on Feb. 27, 2022 vs. DET.
